To set up your mail server

1. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
2. Click Mail Server.
3. In the SMTP Host Name field, enter the name of your mail server.
4. In the POP Account field, enter the name of your mail account.
5. In the POP Password field, enter the password used to access your mail account.
6. In the Mail Server Settings area, change settings as needed.
   • If you would like to download only new mail when accessing you mail server, make sure Ignore Previously Downloaded Mail is checked.
   • If you would like to delete mail from your mail server once it has been downloaded, make sure Delete Received Mail From Server is checked.
7. Click OK.

Tips

• The information that goes in the Mail Server area is provided by your Internet Service Provider.
• You can also use Internet Config to access your mail account.

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Setting up your news server
Using Internet Config server settings

To set up your news server

1. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
2. Click News Server.
3. In the Server Address field, enter the name of your news server.
4. If your news server requires a name and password, check This Server Requires Authentication and fill in the User Name and Password fields.
5. In the Server List area, click Add.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for every news server you use.
7. In the Server List, select the server you want to use.
8. Click OK.

Tips

• The information that goes in the News Server area is provided by your Internet Service Provider.
• To delete a server from the Server List, select it in the Server List, and then click Delete.
• To change a server's information, select it in the Server List, make changes as needed, and then click Update.
• You can also use Internet Config to access your news account.

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Setting up your mail server
Using Internet Config server settings

To use Internet Config server settings

1. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
2. Click Mail Server.
3. Check Get Mail Server Information From "Internet Config."
4. Click News Server.
5. Check Get News Server Information From "Internet Config."
6. Click OK.

Tips

• Internet Config is a third party application that allows Internet applications to share preferences. If you would like more information about Internet Config or would like to download a copy, visit Internet Config Information.
• To make changes to Internet Config, in Preferences, click the Launch IC button at the bottom of the Preferences dialog box. Be sure to save the changes made by choosing Save on the Internet Config File menu, and then quit Internet Config by choosing Quit on the File menu.

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Setting up your mail server
Setting up your news server

To use Internet Config user settings

1. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
2. Click User Profile.
3. Check Get User Profile Information From "Internet Config."
4. Click OK.

Tips

• Internet Config is a third party application that allows Internet applications to share preferences. If you would like more information about Internet Config or would like to download a copy, visit Internet Config Information.
• To make changes to Internet Config, in Preferences, click the Launch IC button at the bottom of the Preferences dialog box. Be sure to save the changes made by choosing Save on the Internet Config File menu, and then quit Internet Config by choosing Quit on the File menu.

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Changing your user information
Using Internet Config server settings

To use Internet Config font settings

1. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
2. Click Fonts.
3. Check Get Font Information From "Internet Config."
4. Click OK.

Tips

• Internet Config is a third party application that allows Internet applications to share preferences. If you would like more information about Internet Config or would like to download a copy, visit Internet Config Information.
• To make changes to Internet Config, in Preferences, click the Launch IC button at the bottom of the Preferences dialog box. Be sure to save the changes made by choosing Save on the Internet Config File menu, and then quit Internet Config by choosing Quit on the File menu.

Related Topics
Changing the fonts
Using Internet Config server settings

To Use Internet Explorer to read URLs in messages

1. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
2. At the bottom of the Preferences dialog box, click the Launch IC button.
3. In Internet Config, click the Helpers button.
4. In the scrolling list, select "http-" and then click Change.
5. Click Choose Helper. Locate the Internet Explorer application, select it, and then click Open.
6. Click OK.
7. On the Internet Config File menu, choose Save, and then choose Quit.

Now when you see a blue, underlined URL in a mail message, click it and Internet Explorer will start and connect to that page.

• To set up Internet Explorer to use Internet Mail and News for the "Mailto" and "News" protocols, follow the steps above, choose Internet Mail and News as the helper for the "mailto-" and "news-" protocols, and make sure that Use Internet Config Settings in the Options dialog box in Internet Explorer is checked.
• Internet Config is a third party application that allows Internet applications to share preferences. If you would like more information about Internet Config or would like to download a copy, visit Internet Config Information.

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Using Internet Config server settings
Using Internet Config user settings